You won't be disappointed!

Good start, but then it gets ruined

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

(*Movie quote*) - "Pip! Pip! Cheerio!"1946's "Terror By Night" is definitely not Film Noir. No way. It's a "Sherlock Holmes" crime-drama starring Basil Rathbone as everyone's favourite, Victorian-era, super-sleuth.On a speeding night-train heading from London to Edinburgh, Scotland - The priceless "Star of Rhodesia" diamond goes missing - And it's now up to the dynamic duo of Holmes and Watson to sift through a bevy of suspicious characters in order to recover this precious gem.Filled to overflowing with brilliant deductions, shadowed mystery, and deadly intrigue - "Terror By Night" moves along at a very brisk pace with its brief, 60-minute running time.

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are back as the detecting duo Holmes and Watson, in Terror by Night, the 13th of 14 films starring the pairing. Hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia on a train between London and Edinburgh Holmes and Watson have their hands full with lots of potential suspects. This is generally a good film and romantically portrays the duo due to it's limited set and enclosed surroundings. Dialogue and acting performances definitely drive this film forward and as ever Rathbone and Watson are brilliant, the supporting cast which includes Dennis Hoey as Inspector Lestrade and Alan Mowbray as Maj. Duncan-Bleek are decent too (if not occasionally bumbling). Even though Renee Godfrey's acting and accents are awful it's still forgivable as she adds some beauty to the picture. Despite being shot by Universal Studios, by Roy William Neill, even the die hard Holmes fans seem to not mind this instalment. While it's not the strongest Holmes film it's still enjoyable for 60 minuets. As with other Rathbone/Bruce Holmes/Watson films this is a none offensive film ready to be enjoyed on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Enjoy.

Penultimate Rathbone Holmes film sees Sherlock and Watson on a train trying to prevent the theft of a priceless diamond and figure out who murdered the son of the diamond's owner. I love train movies so perhaps that's why this one's always been a sentimental favorite of mine. Last of the series to feature Dennis Hoey's Inspector Lastrade. Lots of colorful characters as red herrings. Who the culprit turns out to be is rather obvious but there's an added twist that makes it pretty cool for fans of the series. Renee Godfrey is nice on the eyes but uses one of the worst British accents I've ever heard. Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are excellent, as always. Bruce is especially fun in his interrogations. A little more comedy than usual in this one but it works well. A very entertaining movie.

Terror by Night is directed by Roy William Neill and written by Frank Gruber. It's based on characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle, loosely using ideas from the stories The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Empty House and the Sign of Four. It stars Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Renee Godfrey and Vivian Vedder. Music is by Hans Salter and cinematography by Maury Gertsman.Plot finds Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone) hired to protect Lady Margaret Carstairs (Mary Forbes) and her precious diamond, the Star of Rhodesia. Who along with her son Roland (Geoffrey Steele), is aboard the express train from London to Edinburgh. It seems that the presence of the diamond on board this train is known by many characters, both good and bad. Holmes and his trusty companion Dr. Watson (Bruce), will need to keep their wits about them.The thirteenth and penultimate film in the Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes series, Terror by night is a considerable improvement on the one before it, Pursuit to Algiers. Like that film, this one is also set mostly on a passenger vehicle, but where the boat premise wasn't utilised for great drama and mystery previously, here on board a speeding train it is. Clocking in at under an hour in running time, film does have the feel of a TV episode, but the characters are interesting and the twists and turns in the plot are most welcome. Picture also sees more of Lestrade; true enough he's more inept than ever, as is Watson, but they keep the comedy on the high heat till the story veers into mystery solving time. Here there's also enjoyment to be had in trying to guess who the villain is; OK, so you don't have to be Einstein to figure it out, but the mystery unfolds with some wily Holmes trickery and some Dr. Watson gusto. 7/10